All posts tagged "adam freier"

Twitter? Are you serious G&GR? It’s enough to have that bloody scrolling thing down the side of...

So sang Billy Idol (well…kinda) and so sang the ARU as they announced that the Melbourne Rebels would be the newest addition to the Australian Rugby professional landscape. MORE teams means MORE games and MORE money. More, more, more indeed. While money in the coffers is the driving force behind the ARU’s...

Ok ok. It’s that time of the year when the talk turns to Origin again. Nah, I don’t mean the Slater, Inglis, Lockyer, Hayne, Kimmorley and co. Sure that State of Origin series is on, but it just happens to coincide with the call for a State of Origin in Rugby Union...

So were the inspirational words spoken by Russel Crowe as Maximus, one of cinema’s greatest ‘Rebels’, in...

Coming up with a list of the top tries of the decade was a tough one. What makes one try stand out from another? Is it individual brilliance we are gauging it on, or is it whole of team involvement? Rehearsed tries from a set piece or instinctive brilliance? Does a try...

This is what the Welsh think – a poll from the South Wales Echo: Do you think Wales can defeat the Wallabies on Saturday? Yes, they’ve got the ability 85.0% No, it’s too big an ask 7.4% It’s too close to call 7.7% The Welsh can sniff it again. The vulnerability of this seemingly disparate...

The incumbent(s): Stephen Moore (ACT): Gees it hurts to write that “ACT” after Moore’s name, but that’s...

Friday March 13, Canberra Stadium. Match start: 07:40pm Referee: Mark Lawrence (RSA) Brumbies: Nic Henderson, Stephen Moore, Guy Shepherdson, Ben Hand, Mark Chisholm, Peter Kimlin, George Smith, Stephen Hoiles, Josh Holmes, Christian Lealiifano, Francis Fainifo, Tyrone Smith, Stirling Mortlock, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Mark Gerrard. Reserves: Huia Edmonds, Ben Alexander, Sitaleki Timani, Julian Salvi,...

Preview of NSW Waratahs vs Hurricanes in round 1 of Super 14 2009

By Patrick Here are my thoughts on the Australia (& Wales!) player ratings from the test in Cardiff on Saturday. Probably not what you saw since I am being purely subjective but love to know where we differ! Rating scale at bottom.